Consultant appointment today... What happens?

Due to the heart plapatations and ectopic beats and hospital stays I had I was referred to a consultant. Appointment is today and I'm 33 + 3 weeks. Never had one before so not sure what to expect? My midwife just rung through to book me a appointment at a few weeks ago so not even sure he has the details of my hospital stays or tests results etc? Xxx

The consultant will be up to speed on ur medical notes. Everythin down to ur prescriptions are kept on file. Im not sure what else will happen as ive nvr had experience of it. Hope everythin goes well for u x

Hi there, I see a consultant for a low platelet count. Mostly it's like a midwife appointment with all the usual checks. Then they'll go into more detail about the reason you were referred and what it means etc. Or at least that's what they're like for me. I had one at 28w, got another at 32w and 36w with regular blood tests.

yeah I'm the same as Astea, i.hav regular consultant appts aswell as growth scans evry.4 wks aswell as seeing mw an all they do with me is the usual checks bp, urine test, etc but i normally c her after the scan an she goes thru the results an answers any questions we may have or she asks how evrything is going? at first i used to hate going to growth scans/ consultant appts etc but now i realise how lucky i am to b getting all this extra care an obv its lovely seeing lo more than usual! i only have 1 more cons/ scan now tho ( 36 wks) an "touch wood" everything is fine!

Thank you ladies. That's put my mind at rest wasn't really sure what to expect or what they were going to do etc. I suspect it is reassuring to have a closer eye kept on you. Not much longer till our beautiful babies are here and all these appointments are a distant memory. Xxx

Consultant app is just like midwife app. I have my third one in a few weeks to discuss once again induction. You get the usual checks by a midwife then the consultant sees you and discusses treatment and referrals if needed. They're not so bad tbh though the waiting around can be tiring and annoying if its a busy day for them. All will be fine, they're just making sure all is good but if you're not happy with anything speak up. Some (like the one I seen a few weeks ago instead of my normal consultant) can be patronising and completely ignore anything you say instead focusing on their beliefs on what's right. Even her facial expressions to me were patronising and talking to me like I was a braindead kid. I may look very young but I'm not really lol. That stuff gets me really fired up. I had to speak up in my previous pregnancy and my own consultant said I was very wise and correct to do so. Good luck, hope all goes really well and puts you at ease :0)

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